ChangeBridge / South Dakota / HB1257 Signed by Governor
HB1257 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-30

Amend the definition of an abortion.

Bill Details

State

South Dakota

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

sdlegislature.gov/#/Session/Bill/26454

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Sponsors

Tamara Grove (Sen - R)
Leslie Heinemann (Rep - R)
Terri Jorgenson (Rep - R)
John Sjaarda (Rep - R)
Bethany Soye (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-30 H Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 H.J. 579
2026-03-09 H Delivered to the Governor on March 09, 2026 H.J. 534
2026-03-05 S Signed by the President S.J. 486
2026-03-04 H Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
2026-03-03 S Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 31, NAYS 2. S.J. 447
2026-03-02 S State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. S.J. 37
2026-03-02 S Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-25 S First read in Senate and referred to Senate State Affairs S.J. 398
2026-02-24 H House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 60, NAYS 6. H.J. 426
2026-02-23 H State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, YEAS 10, NAYS 2.
2026-02-23 H State Affairs Motion to amend, Passed Amendment 1257D
2026-02-23 H Scheduled for hearing
2026-02-11 H Referred to House State Affairs H.J. 294
2026-02-06 H Prime Sponsor Changed at the Request of the Prime Sponsor H.J. 246
2026-02-03 H First Reading House H.J. 207

Votes

2026-02-23 Do Pass Amended Yea: 10 Nay: 2
2026-02-24 Do Pass Amended Yea: 60 Nay: 6
2026-03-02 Do Pass Yea: 8 Nay: 1
2026-03-03 Do Pass Amended Yea: 31 Nay: 2

Committee Referrals

2026-02-11 H State Affairs
2026-02-25 S State Affairs

Amendments

2026-02-23 House State Affairs Amendment 1257D Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-03 Introduced
2026-02-23 Comm Sub
2026-03-04 Enrolled

Subjects

Abortion Crimes Health Care Medical Records Public Health and Safety

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